At the beginning of the first month of the twelfth year of Eiroku (1569), the light snow for many days gradually stopped. Ashikaga Yoshitoki came to visit Konoe Kenko at Gosho Hana-no-in. He would come here to visit his sister-in-law almost every few days.
From the unparalleled splendor that we saw many years ago, Konoe Kenko now looks more mature, with a permanent sadness on his face that makes people feel pity.
Ever since the Eiroku Great Rebellion broke out, Konoe Kenko came to Kanto and suffered a lot. Secondly, her husband and aunt were almost killed by the annihilation of their clan. She had a high fever as soon as she arrived in Edo.
Unable to afford the illness, Teruko and Junko were so frightened that they cried loudly and begged for help for their mother whenever they met.
Nagata Tokumoto personally diagnosed and treated her, and it took a lot of effort to bring her back from the brink of death. When Mr. Shikamaru Zen quietly told Ashikaga Yoshi, the cold poison accumulated in Konoe Kenko's body had not been cleared away, and her excessive worries over the years had further intensified.
Due to her condition, there was almost no chance of recovery from this sudden attack. Konoe Kenko spent nearly three months in the hospital bed. It was only recently that she got out of bed and tried to recover, but her brows never relaxed again.
Today is the customary follow-up day. Nagata Tokumoto checked Konoe Kenko's pulse for a moment, and then prescribed a few warm prescriptions and handed them over. He warned, "Odaishoden's body is strong, and his condition is recovering much faster than expected.
It's better, and it is expected to be cured in another two months. However, you need to pay attention to maintenance in the future. Whether the root of the disease will fall depends entirely on temperature and nourishment. During this period, you can soak in hot springs appropriately, which will help to expel cold symptoms.
Sequelae.”
"Thank you sir for your hard work in diagnosis and treatment. My sister-in-law can be saved thanks to his wonderful rejuvenation."
Nagata Tokumoto stood up and said: "It is my duty as a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded. This is what I should do. I don't dare to take His Highness Kōkata's praise as a compliment. I would also like to thank His Highness Kōkata for moving the Ashikaga School to Edo, so that more students can be cultivated.
When a doctor helps a patient, this is a good deed with immeasurable merit!"
Watching Nagata Tokumoto slowly leave, he turned back to look at Konoe Kenko's melancholy appearance. Ashikaga Yoshiki sighed quietly: "The general's suffering is a tragedy for the shogunate. It is also a shame for my samurai family. This is not a feud between the family.
This is not a temporary grudge. Please believe me, sister-in-law, that when I am righteous, I will definitely recover all this blood debt, give justice to my sworn brother, and give my Ashikaga family a peaceful and happy land."
Konoe Kenko was dressed in simple mourning clothes, with a sad and gloomy expression. When he saw his two daughters, one old and one young, playing in the courtyard, he couldn't help but burst into tears and cried: "If I hadn't cared about the two children, they are all alone.
, it would be better to just throw yourself into the river and die early, but you will be guilty of this life."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki said awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, please don't say that. The two princesses cannot leave their mother, and the shogunate cannot lose a kind-hearted minister to redress the injustice of the deceased sworn brother. Sister-in-law must not have the idea of committing suicide and try her best.
It is the sister-in-law's duty to live a better life and keep the enemies awake at night."
Konoe Kenko wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, pulled herself together and said: "I understand, thank you Yoshitsune for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come see me, a widowed woman, and for sending me so many things that are of no use to me."
If it’s not finished, please take it back with you.”
"Hey. This is not that I give special treatment to my sister-in-law. I just give her the same treatment as Hu Ji's daily equipment. It's very hard for my sister-in-law to take care of two princesses. These gold and silver utensils and other common things are nothing. As long as my sister-in-law and the princess
We can be healthy and these are not problems.”
It was almost noon when I returned to the Imperial Palace. I had a meal with several companions in the imperial palace and discussed the just-concluded pacification of Oshu Ichiku. The Oshu Crusade Army, under the command of Mogami Yoshimitsu, easily crushed the Haoku Ichiku that affected several counties.
In the process of marching north, countless small and medium-sized wealthy families were wiped out, and more and more people from the country gradually joined the crusade.
This was a war that was either friend or enemy, life or death. In order to establish Oshu's influence, the Kanto Shogunate held high the banner of the peace order and swept away any Oshu people who tried to resist the edict.
As the vanguard of the Oshu Crusade in the first town, Oshu Kokumin Oura Nobu was very active. He took the initiative to expose the old man of the Southern Family, Ishikawa Takanobu, and secretly instigated and funded the Oshu Ichiku riot. He also acted as the vanguard to capture Ishikawa Castle and seize Ishikawa Takanobu's head.
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A general likes to win an instant victory. With such a shrewd and capable local man assisting him, Mogami Yoshimitsu's mouth was so happy that he was so happy that after the statistics of the battle achievements were completed, he reported the results to Ashikaga Yoshitoki and included the letter of Oura's departure from the Nanbu family.
Moreover, Ashikaga Yoshitoki agreed to his request without thinking too much about the Tsugaru clan's request, and a new and powerful daimyo was born in Oshu, Tsugaru nobunobu.
The Nanbu clan was once again implicated. Northern Nobuai, Minami Nagagi, Higashi Masakatsu and other clans were successively punished by having their titles reduced and demoted. The current governor of the Nanbu clan, Nanbu Nobunao, was also punished. His biological father, Ishikawa Takanobu, instigated Ichikui.
How can the legitimate son of the bandit leader be exempted from his fault alone?
Mogami Yoshimitsu captured Nanbu Nobu directly and took him to Edo Castle for questioning. This thorny problem was placed in front of Ashikaga Yoshitoki. It seemed inappropriate not to deal with it. If it was dealt with, it would probably trigger a new wave of rebellion in the Nanbu family. At this juncture, there could be no war.
It was better not to fight as much as possible, not to mention that it was the distant Mutsu country.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki's attitude is very simple. Nanbu Nobunaga cannot and is not suitable to handle. The best way is for the family governor to stay in Edo Castle as a close minister of the Shogunate. The Nanbu area is left to the family elders to manage themselves, and the Kanto Shogunate will
The acting officials appointed by the meeting will serve as supervisors. If the genealogical family members are found to have misbehaved, they will be punished as appropriate.
This approach is very similar to the way Imagawa Yoshimoto treats the people of the Toe country. He sends his own samurai to serve as family elders who serve the people of the country, and uses his special status to secretly control the household affairs. For example, the Ii family was torn apart by Ono Michio.
, Ashikaga Yoshitoki felt that this approach was too harsh, so he chose a compromise method, which was similar to the meaning of appointing acting officials to supervise and implement in the late Tokugawa period.
The afternoon evaluation meeting didn't last long. Just when the meeting was about to end, the valet came in and delivered the news. Konoe Maekaku brought his family to Edo. Ashikaga Yoshitoki hurriedly left his government affairs behind and headed to Edo.
He was greeted by the port, but he didn't expect to find that Konoe Maekyu's carriage and horses had just entered the palace as soon as he left the palace.
"Brother! I miss you so much after not seeing each other for so many years!" When he saw the elegant and elegant Konoe Maekyuya growing a beard and transforming into a majestic and mature middle-aged man, Ashikaga Yoshitoki laughed and said, "I haven't seen any change in my brother after being pampered for several years.
Sure enough, Kyoto’s water and soil are more nourishing for people!”
"Hey! In my opinion, this Edo Castle is also a rare paradise! When I first arrived at Edo Port, I thought I was back in Sakai Town. Such a big city was built in the past few years by Yoshitoki?"
Ezen looked at the spacious garden-style imperial palace in amazement. Even in winter, you can see green trees. He exclaimed: "Even the emperor's palace is probably not one-tenth of the size of your imperial palace!"
The two brothers had not seen each other for many years and were about to join hands and swim together, but a soft voice came from behind them: "Brother! It's so rude to pretend not to see Sheng Ji when you see her!"
"Ouch! Look at my memory. How could I have forgotten Sheng Ji! She really deserves a beating!" He turned around with a smile and saw an elegant and quiet lady, holding two children, two large, two small, and four children on each side.
Stepping off the carriage, the three girls, three boys and four children are the children raised by Konoe Maekyu and Ashikaga Katsuhime over the years. The eldest daughter Maeko has grown into a graceful and beautiful girl, and the youngest brother is still a baby who has just turned one year old.
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Ashikaga Yoshitoki was surprised and said: "We haven't seen each other for so many years, Katsuhime has become more and more beautiful. My brother can hardly recognize the little girl from back then!"
"I still remember when I was a kid, Katsuhime liked to pester my brother to tell fairy tales. Katsuhime told all these fairy tales to the children. The children admired you as an uncle!" Ashikaga Katsuhime hugged her youngest son and said:
"Call uncle quickly."
"Uncle...uncle...cluck!" The little baby stretched out his hand to pull Ashikaga Yoshitoki's beard, which made him frown and make the children laugh.
The eldest daughter, Konoe Maeko, performed a ladylike salute in a formal manner: "Greetings to uncle."
"You are the little princess of the Konoe family! You are so beautiful, just like your mother when she was a teenager." Ashikaga Yoshitoki smiled slightly and said: "We will be a family from now on. I will take you to see your future later.
My husband, Jinou Maru, is already a mighty little warrior!"
Konoe Maeko lowered her head shyly, huddled behind her mother and did not dare to raise her head. Ashikaga Katsuhime smiled and said: "Brother, you must be too anxious! It frightened Maeko, and your Jinou Maru has no wife.
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"Don't be frightened. Jinou Maru's wife is blessed by the God of Liberty!" Joking, the group meandered into the heart of the Imperial Palace. Along the way, Konoe could not forget to admire the beauty of the garden-style Imperial Palace. The scenery was as beautiful as any other.
At the gate of Mount Hiei near Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshitoki arranged a private courtyard for this family. The scale is no less than that of the Konoe Residence in Kyoto, and it has complete facilities.
That night, a welcome banquet was held specifically to entertain Maeseki Shiro Konoe Maekyu. At the banquet, Konoe Maekyu announced the appointment of the imperial court in a high-profile manner, which immediately caused a huge sensation. Kitahata Totobo smiled and said: "The two Ukonoe generals and right horses
Liao Yujian, doesn't it mean that His Highness Gongfang wants to go to the Luyuan Courtyard, which has been the orthodox path for the promotion of generals who conquered barbarians in past dynasties! His Highness Gongfang's arrangements in the imperial court are indeed not in vain!"
Honda clenched his fists tightly and said excitedly: "Of course it was not in vain. His Highness Gongfang is wise and powerful. He has worked hard in Kyoto for twenty years and has spread out no less than 800,000 guanwen. Most of the ministers in Kyoto have inherited the government.
His Highness Fang’s kindness is further enhanced by the fact that the former Sekibaden is a sworn brother and the former Inner Palace is an uncle, and his connections are all over the capital, so how can they be compared to Ashikaga Yoshiaki who has no foundation."
For a while, the Kanto samurai were talking about it, and many young samurai could not help but dream about a bright future. However, at this time, Uesugi Kenshin suddenly coughed and silenced the ministers, and said slowly: "The more important thing is His Majesty the Emperor.
This is a hint. You should be clear about the significance of the right general to our Kanto samurai. The former Kanto samurai accepted the right general or the Minamoto no Yoritomo Duke during the Kenjiu period. Who is the Minamoto Norito Nomura? Who can answer me! "
The warriors raised their fists and shouted: "General Zhengyi!"
"Wrong! It's not just the general who conquered the barbarians! He's also the pillar of my Minamoto family and the samurai family!" Uesugi Kenshin turned around, propped himself on the ground and bowed his head and said: "Please raise an army to attack the evil general Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Kyoto! Give me back!
Kawachi Genji is a pure land!”
"Please give your order, His Highness! We are willing to die for His Highness!" Sanada Yukitaka, Hojo Tokimasa, Satake Yoshige, Mogami Yoshimitsu, Date Terumune, Yuki Haruto and other warriors knelt on the ground one by one.
Looking expectantly at the monarch who has been silent for a long time in the high position, as long as he gives an order, the Kanto warriors will rise up accordingly.
But at this moment, Ashikaga Yoshitoki hesitated. He glanced at the familiar faces in the hall and sighed: "I understand your intentions. Oda Nobunaga's intention to break the alliance has been confirmed, and the changes in Kyoto have made things right."
It’s a good time to take action. If you send troops at this time, you can catch them unawares, but you won’t be able to use the backup plan I prepared!”
Hojo Ujiyasu frowned and asked: "Your Highness, what is the back-up plan?"
"It is a back-up plan that gives me a good reason to raise an army. The stupid Ashikaga Yoshiaki will take the wrong first step, and what awaits him will be a series of dead ends. There is not much time left for you!"
Ashikaga Yoshitoki did not give them a chance to ask questions and continued: "I am going to announce a major initiative at this time to recruit the Kanto royal family!"
The popular Oshu Fengyun'er believed it and suddenly said in surprise: "The Royal Family! Does His Highness still want to insist on rebuilding the Imperial Family?"
Former Furukawa Kōga Family Genealogy Elder, Kada Harusuke said distressedly: "Yes! His Highness Kōgata has said many times that he wants to rebuild the Imperial family, but how to rebuild it? After all, it is a system that has disappeared for more than two hundred years. The first one
There is a big difference between serving the public and the imperial family."
The discussion below became noisy, and various voices reached the ears of the samurai. The elders of the Shoudai family also exchanged their opinions with each other. When the voices gradually became quieter, Ashikaga Yoshito said again: "Kanto Imperial Palace
There are four core members of the family, the first is the Bando Hachihei clan, the second is the Fuji clan, with the Hidego clan as the leader, the third is the Minamoto clan, and the fourth is the courtier clan."
Uesugi Kenshin opened his eyes and said calmly: "The Bando Hachihei clan! We really want to rebuild the Bando Hachihei clan! The Kanto warriors are going to re-establish order. Will our Bando Hei clan rise again?"
The branches of the Bando Hachihei clan are spread throughout Kanto and even the whole world. For example, the first-class bloodlines of the Miura Party and the Chichibu Party are mainly concentrated in Musashi and Sagami Ryogoku, the Chiba Party is mainly in the Fusui Peninsula, and the Kamakura Party is in Ueno, Echigo, and Obo
Not to mention the fact that the party was in Hitachi Province, Hojo was destroyed, Toichi and Kumagaya were in decline, the actual calculation is very troublesome.
